At Glyndebourne

Opening hours

Opening hours: 10am-6pm, Mon-Fri (excluding bank holidays)

Festival
The Glyndebourne gardens, Shop and Long Bar are open to ticket holders before the performance. As opening times vary, we include information either on your ticket or on a separate flyer within your ticket wallet. Alternatively please check the performance schedule.

Tour
During the Tour the Glyndebourne gardens, Shop and Long Bar open two hours prior to the start of the performance.

Intervals

Festival
Performances have a long interval lasting approximately 90 minutes, allowing plenty of time for dining in one of Glyndebourne’s restaurants or a picnic in the gardens.

Tour
During the Tour performances have a shorter 20-minute interval, and you can dine either before or after the performance, depending on the performance start time. You can find the performance start times in the brochure and on your tickets.

Bells
Bells, clearly audible in the gardens, are rung ten, five and three minutes before curtain-up at the beginning of the performance and at the end of the intervals.

The Glyndebourne gardens and lake

Glyndebourne encourages you to enjoy the gardens, but please be aware the lake is not fenced and therefore children should be accompanied at all times. Please note that not all areas of the gardens are illuminated after dark.

Picnicking in the gardens

Picnicking in the gardens is an age-old tradition. As these are private gardens, we’d really appreciate it if all visitors took their rubbish home with them and did not leave it in the grounds or at Lewes station.

So all visitors to Glyndebourne can enjoy the beautiful gardens and views, we’re unable to permit gazebos or any type of awning. If you do require covered or group catering, please contact Leith’s to discuss options available.

A limited number of picnic tables, particularly for use during bad weather, ​are ​situated on the Upper Circle level​. In the interests of fairness, and as a result of customer feedback, a queuing system is in place from the Blue Circle side, and access is given to the Upper Circle tables at 3pm Mondays-Saturdays and at 2pm on Sundays. There is also a​ marquee by the Archive Gallery​ next to the main car park, which accommodates up to 200 customers. Picnic tables and chairs are provided​.

NB. ​Given the limited availability of picnic tables on the Upper Circle ​and​ in the marquee, we recommend you bring your own dining furniture with you where possible ​to avoid disappointment. Subject to availability, it’s ​also ​possible to reserve picnic furniture​, porter service (and picnics!)​ through Leith’s Glyndebourne’s on-site caterers​.